Miss Belgium 2008!

The new Miss Belgium has just been crowned in the “Lotto Arena” in Antwerp in a TV live gala on VT4. The winner was chosen as follows: 50% judges and 50% TV audience.

A model from Huy, Alizee Poulicek won Miss Belgium 2008 at Antwerp, Belgium. She's only 20 years old and stands 5'9". Poulicek will represent Belgium at Miss Universe 2008 Pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam and in Miss World 2008 beauty contest in Johannesburg, South Africa.

1st RU was Fabienne Kabeya 2nd RU was Jade van de Walle The remaining two finalists were Anais Konde-Lengo and Charlotte van de Vijver.

Top 10 semi-finalists were Ellen Rollin, Davina Pinkers, Veronique Boubane, Olivia Ledoux and Maud Neuprez.

2008 Miss Russia was crowned!

Ksenia Sukhinova, a 20 years old, 178 cm lady from Tyumen was crowned Miss Russia 2008 at the Gostinom Yard, in Moscow. Ksenia is expected to compete in both the Miss Universe 2008 contest to be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam and in Miss World 2008 pageant on December at Johannesburg, South Africa.

1st RU- Simmona Levenok, 20, 176 cm, from Krasnodar;

2nd RU- Vera Krasova, 20, 176 cm, from Moscow.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Miss Wild Orchid- Valeria Bulatova, 18, 177 cm, from Ulyanosk

Miss Russian Radio- Diana Enikeeva, 23, 182 cm, from Leningrad Region.

Attending the event were the reigning queens, Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori and Miss World 2007, Zi lin Zhang.

Miss South Africa 2008

Johannesburg's bet to Miss South Africa 2008 Beauty Pageant, Tansey Coetzee was crowned in an event held at Sun City. She stands 174 cm (almost 5`9") tall and only 23 years old.

Tansey will now represent South Africa in Miss Universe 2008 Beauty Pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July and in Miss World 2008 Beauty Contest to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa this December

1st runner-up to the title is Avumile Qongqo while Manisha Pillay placed as 2nd runner-up.

Miss Reunion is Miss France 2008!

Valerie Begue of Reunion (a French overseas departed located in the Indian Ocean) was crowned the new Miss France 2008 last Saturday, December 8, 2007. She is 22 years old and stands 174 cm. The event was held at Dunkerque, France and telecast live by TF 1.

Valerie will now represent France in Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam and in Miss World 2008 contest in Johannesburg, South Africa.

1st RU was Miss Nouvelle Calédonie, (Vahinerii Requillart)2nd RU was Miss Pays de Loire, (Laura Tanguy)
3rd RU was Miss Bourgogne , (Vicky Michaud)
4th RU was Miss Côte d'Azur, (Azemina Hot)

Others in the Top 12 were:

Miss Auvergne , (Emmanuelle Lemery)
Miss Guadeloupe, (Mandy Falla)
Miss Guyane, (Mandy Nicolas)
Miss Paris, (Cyrielle Roidot)
Miss Alsace , (Florina Treiber)
Miss Albigeois Midi Toulousain, (Eurydice Rigal)
Miss Rhône Alpes, (Cloe Bessy)

Miss France's Coronation Video:

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Dress up Valerie Begue

Mister Poland 2008

Warsaw, POLAND - Mister Wroclaw, Michal Chalabala was elected Mister Poland 2007 last Wednesday. He is 23 years old, 192 cm tall and loves sports. He will also be representing Poland in the upcoming Mister World 2008.

Meet the Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2008!

Marriane Cruz, a 22 year old from Hnas. Mirabal and stands 1.83m tall was crowned the new Miss Dominican Republic Universe in an improvised event to select a representative of the country for the Miss Universe 2008 beauty contest in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Eight women participated in the pageant.

Cruz was the first runner-up at the Miss RD Universe pageant in 2007. She also won the "Miss Continente Americano" crown in June, a pageant held in Ecuador with titleholders from all latin countries.

The runner-ups were Miss Distrito Nacional, Yadira Geara (who was 1st runner-up in Miss International 2005), and Miss Romana, Mariel Sabogal. They will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss Continente Americano and Reina Hispanoamericana pageants in 2008, respectively.

Miss China Crowned Miss World 2007!

Miss People's Republic of China, Zi Lin Zhang has won the highly coveted title of Miss World 2007 in a glittering, star-studded ceremony at the Beauty Crown Theatre in Sanya, Hainan Province, China.

Zi Lin was the first chinese to ever won the coveted crown. She was also a fast track candidate who won Top Model Award.

The 2007 Miss World beauty pageant has seen 106 beautiful and talented contestants spend an unforgettable month in China, but there could only be one winner and the applause rang out in the packed theatre as Julia Morley, Chairman of the Miss World Organization and of the international panel of judges, announced the winner’s name.

Her smile shone out to a worldwide TV audience of over 2 billion as she was crowned by last year’s Miss World 2006, Tatana Kucharova.

First runner-up was Angola, followed by Mexico as second runner-up. The other two finalists were Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden.
An impressive cast of international stars and music artists ensured that the 57th Miss World Final was a dazzling event.

The TV spectacular was hosted by top Chinese TV presenter Angela Chow, presenting Miss World for the fifth year in succession, alongside co-host Fernando Allende, who is one of Latin America’s biggest stars and was making his Miss World debut.

The show told the story of the contestants’ stay in the tropical paradise of Sanya, with many clips of their activities and sightseeing, as well as their exciting trip to Beijing where they recorded the Olympic Torch Relay Anthem, visited the Great Wall and helped the Red Cross raise over US$5.5m to build new healthcare centres across China.

It also featured a stunning performance by international pop star Duncan James, formerly with the boy band Blue, singing ‘All I care about is love’ from the hit musical Chicago, and spectacular dancing and acrobatics from some of China’s most talented dance troupes.

One of the highlights came when Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, introduced his grandfather’s televised message for World Aids Day. This was followed by a magical moment, when the children from the Mandelas’ home town in South Africa joined with children from a local Hainan school and all 106 contestants to sing the World Aids Day song.

The Final is the World’s largest live annual TV event with global viewing figures topping two billion across 174 countries.

The full line-up of official judges at the were:

Julia Morley Chairman of Miss World Organization and of the judging panel
Chairman Zhao Chairman of the Huayu Group
Li Xiao Bai Managing Director of New Silk Road
Maki Mandela Eldest daughter of Nelson Mandela
Elena Franchuk Founder of the Anti-Aids Foundation of Ukraine
Krish Naidoo Miss World Organization International Ambassador
Duncan James International pop star
Annabel Croft Formerly one of the UK’s most successful female tennis stars
Neal Hamil Managing Director of the Elite Model Agency in New York
Ben De Lisi World famous Italian Fashion designer

Miss Ghana wins Miss Talent for Miss World 2007!

The Talent Award for Miss World 2007 goes to Miss Ghana, Irene Dwomoh. She will automatically be part of the top 15 on December 1. The first runner- up is Miss Scotland. And second runner up is Miss Sweden.

Miss Ghana's winning performance was performing in a comdey dance.

Watch the preliminary talent competition:

Miss World 2007 Top Model Winner!

Miss China, Zi Lin Zhang was chosen as the 2007 Miss World Top Model and she will be automatically advance to the Top 15 on December 1. The 1st runner-up was Miss Puerto Rico, Jennifer Guevara. And 2nd runner-up was Miss Mexico, Carolina Moran. The remaining finalists were Jamaica (Yendi Phillips), Kazakhstan (Dana Kaparova), Trinidad & Tobago (Valene Maharaj) and Venezuela (Claudia Suarez). After evaluating the 106 delegates in Chinese designs and evening gowns, a panel of judges selected the Top 7 Finalists and eventually the winner.

Beauty With A Purpose Nominees for Miss World 2007

Beauty with a Purpose awards is given to a Miss World delegate whose charity project has created the most impact within the judges, fellow contestants and society in general. It is one of five fast-track events that automatically qualify the winning contestant to the Top 15 semifinals. During the Red Cross Ball in Beijing, Miss World Chairman Julia Morley announced the five finalists that will compete for this humanitarian award:

• Miss Hong Kong China, Ka Yi Cheung: Helps old people and regularly works at retirement homes. She also has strong ties with UNICEF.
• Miss Ecuador, Valeska Saab: Helps people with a terrible generic skin condition called Itchiosis.
• Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillips: Helped people recover from a hurricane which hit the island by organising a fashion show and music event.
• Miss Indonesia, Kamidia Radisti: Helps less fortunate children with home schooling, free medical services for babies and young children.
• Miss Sweden, Annie Oliv: Has for the last two years worked with a disabled person who has always been in a wheelchair and unable to do anything for herself.

The winner of the award will be announced during the final coronation night on December 1, 2007. May the best project win.

A Pageant Veteran is the New Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008

Photo: Ingrid Rivera (right) as 2nd runner-up in Miss World 2005

A pageant veteran, Ingrid Marie Rivera was crowned Miss World Caribbean and won the 2nd run-up spot at the Miss World 2005 competition, was the newly crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008 last November 23 at the Centro de Bellas Artes in Santurce.

24-year old, 1.75 m beauty queen from El Yunque (Dorado) will represent "la Isla del Encanto" at the Miss Universe 2008 contest in Nha Trang, Vietnam, next June.

The 1st runner-up was Miss Santurce (Claudia Cruz Bosch), followed by Miss Trujillo Alto (Kristina Ruisanchez); Miss Utuado (Maribel Montalvo) and Miss Isabela (Amanda Diaz). Miss Bayamon (Ivelisse del Valle, chosen by text votes) was the 5th runner-up. Rivera also won the Miss Photogenic Award. Miss Canovanas, Letty Perez, won the Miss Congeniality award.

The panel of judges -who voted for her as the new beauty queen- were Alba Reyes (Miss Puerto Rico 2004 and 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe), Miredys Peguero (Recording artist and 1st runner-up in Miss Puerto Rico 1999) and Candela Ferro, TV presenter of "Telemundo".

Watch Miss World 2007 Candidates Light The Passion

The English version of the song, "Light the Passion Share the Dream", composed by a renowned musican Chris Babida, will follow the same style as the Chinese version, which debuted on April 26 at the unveiling of the planned Olympic Torch Relay route, to provide warm feeling and light the passion for the audience.

The beauties were divided into several groups to take turns for the recroding and the MV production. During the break, they also had the chance to taste the Chinese dumplings.


"I have been so excited to be in Beijing ... We have been in the recording studio all morning, trying to get this song done. And there's been work but it's kind of fun." Miss America said, adding that being associated with the Olympics is incredible and once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Miss Nigeria said, "It is an honor for me as a contestant of the Miss World Pageant and a citizen of Nigeria to be a part of this memorable, prestigious event of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. And I am very happy to be here and I wish everybody who takes part in this Olympics good luck, and best wishes from Nigeria."

The recording and the MV will be ready at the end of this month and will be performed for the first time early December at the final of the 57th Miss World Pageant in Sanya, Hainan.


The beauties were invited by the Office for the Campaign to Solicit Songs for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Press Commission of the Chinese Olympic Committee, and Zhengzhou Synear Food Joint-Stock Co., Ltd -- the Frozen Dumplings Exclusive Supplier of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay will start in nearly four months, as the Olympic Flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece according to tradition on March 25, 2008. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will traverse the longest distance, cover the greatest area and include the largest number of people.

The Winner Of International Man 2007

The very first International Man 2007 event was held at Bali, Indonesia as eleven handsome and fit men of different nation competed. Bali has also welcomed the 10 Mister Indonesia finalists, and the winner of the 2007 Mister Indonesia contest, which took place one day before International Man (winner was Reinaldo Samosir), joined the international team of male stunners and now fights for the international title as well.

The eleven candidates of International Man 2007 were from:

Brazil (Lucas Gil); China (Jemmy Jin Yin Yan); England (Douglas Roy Elson); Fernando de Noronha (Jonas Caetano)

Greece (Manos Petrou); Indonesia (Reinaldo Samosir); Japan (Yuki Mizano)

Philippines (Michael Raymond Tan); Puerto Rico (Samuel Camacho Diaz); Singapore (Mark Tan); Sweden (Taro Alexander Nordmark)

Ever since they've arrived in Bali, contestants have been treated with the best it has to offer to its visitors: gorgeous beaches, exquisite local cuisine, first-class spa treatments and a variety of sports activities, like swimming and even rock climbing!

November 18, 2007, Mister Sweden, Taro Alexander Nordmark, won the title leaving behind 10 international delegates. The first International man is 1.90 m tall and is half Swedish, half Chinese/Japanese.

The first runner-up was the hometown delegate, Mister Indonesia, Reinaldo Samosir. Lucas Gil of Brazil finished as 2nd runner-up.

The other two finalists were the representatives of China, Jemmy Jin Yin Yan, and Fernando de Noronha, Jonas Caetano.

Miss Colombia 2008 Was Crowned!

Taliana Maria Vargas Carrillo (photo, left), Miss Magdalena, was crowned Miss Colombia 2008 in the traditional beauty pageant held in Cartagena de Indias. Taliana, the first representative of Magdalena to win the Colombian national title, was a press favorite since the very beginning. She will now get ready to represent her country at Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant. to be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Taliana is 19, 1.75 m tall and a student of Journalism in the United States, where she resides.

The 1st runner-up was Miss Santa Fe de Bogota, Maria Cristina Diaz Granados (photo, right), a favorite among pageant fans in the internet. She was crowned "Virreina" and "Miss Colombia International 2008" and will represent Colombia in Miss International Beauty Pageant 2008 in Macau.

Congratulations and best of luck to both winners!

Sports Star Finals of Miss World 2007!

On November 14, Miss United States Abigail McCary, is the second fast track winner and got a sure slot in the semifinals. She made it as the Sports Star winner of Miss World 2007 which was held at the Holiday Inn Resort in Sanya. Runners-up in the sports competition are Miss Scotland (Nieve Jennings, 2nd left), Miss Sweden (Annie Oliv, 3rd left) and Miss Wales (Kelly-Louise Pesticcio, right).

Completing the Top 16 Finalists were:

* ALBANIA - Elda DUSHI

* ARGENTINA - Noelia Alejandra BERNAL

* CAYMAN ISLANDS - Rebecca PARCHMENT

* CZECH REPUBLIC - Kateřina SOKOLOVÁ

* HUNGARY - Krisztina BODRI

* ICELAND - Jóhanna Vala JÓNSDÓTTIR

* JAMAICA - Yendi PHILLIPPS

* JAPAN - Rui WATANABE

* MALAYSIA - Deborah Priya HENRY

* MEXICO - Carolina MORAN GORDILLO

* NETHERLANDS - Melissa SNEEKES

* PARAGUAY - María de la Paz VARGAS MORINIGO

Miss International Queen 2007 Winners

Tanyarat Jirapatpakon (C) of Thailand poses with runners-up Chanel Madrigal (L) of Philippines and Aleika Barros of Brazil after winning the Miss International Queen 2007 transsexual beauty pageant in the Thai resort city of Pattaya, southeast of Bangkok November 11, 2007.

Miss Earth 2007 Crowning

The Beauty Pageant started with 88 delegates with a background of tourists spots of thier own native country as they introduced themselves in a video. The event were hosted by MTV Vj Greg "Utt" Uttsada and Miss Earth 2004 from Brazil, Priscilla Meirelles. Then, they announced the Special Awards:

Miss Friendship: LEBANON Amale Al-Khoder
Miss Talent: LITHUANIA Monica Baliunaite
Best in National Costume: THAILAND Jiriporn Singie-am
Miss Photogenic: PHILIPPINES Jeanne Harn
Best in Long Gown: VENEZUELA Silvana Santaella
Best in Swimsuit: VENEZUELA Silvana Santaella

After the announcement of the awards, the top 16 quarter-finalists were chosen:

1. PERU - Odilia Pamela Garcia Pineda
2. MARTINIQUE - Elodie Delor
3. SPAIN - Angela Gomez Duran
4. GEORGIA - Nanka Mamasakhlisi
5. INDIA - Pooja Chitgopekar
6. NIGERIA - Stacey Garvy
7. ROMANIA - Alina Gheorge
8. SWITZERLAND - Stephanie Gossweiler
9. VENEZUELA - Silvana Santaella
10. CZECH REPUBLIC - Eva Ceresnakova
11. THAILAND - Jiraporn Singie-am
12. SOUTH AFRICA - Bokang Montjane
13. LEBANON - Amale Al Khoder
14. SWEDEN - Ivana Gagula
15. CANADA - Jessica Trisko
16. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Themys Febriel

It's good and expected that Miss Venezuela (ofcourse) were part of the top 16, also Miss Georgia, Miss India, Miss Peru and Miss Thailand. Some surprises were Miss Nigeria, Switzerland, South Africa and Lebanon. And what a shock that Misses Philippines, Brazil, and USA didnt make the cut.

The Top 16 quater - finalists walked and strut their stuff in the swimsuit competition, after which will be calling out the choices for the Top 8 semi-finalists:

1. GEORGIA - Nanka Mamasakhlisi
2. PERU - Odilia Pamela Garcia Pineda
3. CANADA - Jessica Trisko
4. INDIA - Pooja Chitgotpekar
5. SWITZERLAND - Stephanie Gossweiler
6. VENEZUELA - Silvana Santaella
7. THAILAND - Jiraporn Singie-am
8. SPAIN - Angela Gomez Duran

In the swimsuit competition, Miss Georgia was so seductive, Miss peru were sweet and pretty, Miss India has a good catwalk, Miss Spain was so exotic and reminds me of Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova of Canada. Miss Venezuela has a great body as she won the Best in Swimsuit award. Surprise for me were Switzerland again and Thailand. Misses Martinique, Dominican and Czech Republic also did good in that segment.

The top 8 semi-finalists had an interview with Vj Utt. Miss India, Miss Canada and Miss Spain made a great impression as they answer the question. Then, the semi-finalists done for the evening gown competition. As the judges had picked their Top 4 Finalists:

1. INDIA - Pooja Chitgopekar
2. SPAIN -Angela Gomez Duran
3. VENEZUELA - Silvana Santaella
4. CANADA - Jessica Trisko

The Top 4 Finalists were all deserved to be there but it's so hard to choose because of the stunning Miss Georgia and Miss Peru was left out. As the evening progress, the reigning Miss Earth 2006, Chile's Hil Hernandez made her very emotional final walk and it really touches my heart while she cries. After that, the final question as the scores of each delegate go back to zero:
And the final question is "How will you describe the beauty of Mother Nature to a blind child?"

Spain - "It's the wonderful feeling of smelling and feeling the cascading river."

India - "I like him to feel the color of Mother Earth, the beauty of sunset and the blue ocean"

Venezuela - "I will make him lie down to feel the earth, to feel love with nature."

Canada - "Nature smells as sweet as the rose, soft as the softest leaves, to hear the singing of birds in the trees."

All of them gave their best answer and Misses India and Canada really "wowed" the crowd. After that, another award was given to Miss South Africa, Bokang Montjane and she recieved the Beauty for a Cause Award. Then the judges had their ranking of the finalists and the brand new Miss Earth 2007:

Miss Earth 2007 - CANADA Jessica Trisko

Miss Air 2007 - INDIA Pooja Chitgopekar

Miss Water 2007 - VENEZUELA Silvana Santaella

Miss Fire 2007 - SPAIN Angela Gomez Duran

(Photo left to right) Venezuela, Canada, India, Spain

Beach Beauty Finals of Miss World 2007

First of the fast track events for Miss World 2007 was the Beach Beauty Competition which the winner will be automatically be on the semi-finals on December 1. Dominican Republic's Ada Dela Cruz was chosen as the winner right on the middle of the beautiful Yalong Bay beach, right outside the Holiday Inn Resort Hotel.

Tatana Kucharova, the reigning Miss World and one of the Beach Fashion Show judges, and also presented the trophy.

The evening started with 106 contestants introduces themselves in their beachwear. Then, the judges picked their top 20 semi-finalists on a majority voting system. A tie for 20th place so 21 contestants make the second round. They were the representatives of Austria, Belgium, Brazil, People's Republic of China, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Grenada, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Philippines, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine and Venezuela.

Then they're narrowed down to 5 finalists. The judges have chosen People's Republic of China, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Lithuania and Mexico. In the top 5, the top three places were announced. In third place was the People's Republic of China and in second place Jamaica, with Dominican Republic taking the highly coveted trophy.

"I was so nervous up there and so surprised when I was called the winner," said a beaming Ada De La Cruz. "I'm just so happy and I can't wait to call my mum to tell her that I won!"

Hosts of Miss Earth 2007

Greg Uttsada Panichkul (Thailand)

MTV VJ, Actor, Model

Priscilla Meirelles (Brazil)

Miss Earth 2004, Model

Hail To The Queen!

Miss International Queen 2007

The 4th annual Miss International Queen™ pageant is scheduled to be held in the beautiful city of Pattaya, Thailand as the reigning Miss International Queen of 2006, Mexico's Ericka Andrews will end up her reign and crown her successor on 5th -10th NOVEMBER 2007.

Striving to advance and support today's transvestites / transgender, Miss International Queen™ Pageant offers great opportunities for transvestites/transgender from all over the world to present their individual beauty and intelligence in a friendly atmosphere.

The pageant is limited to the first 30 qualified entries. Applications are accepted and considered from persons between 18-36 years old.

Miss International Queen™ Pageant is produced and organized by Tiffany's Show Pattaya Co., Ltd., the world's largest transvestite/transgender cabaret show and supported by Tourism Authority of Thailand.

This year's Candidates:


Visit Official Website
Vote for your favorite candidate

My Early Picks For Miss Earth 2007

My Pick for Miss Earth 2007 - Brazil Patricia Andrade

Miss Air - Georgia, Miss Water - Peru, Miss Fire - England

Other Picks (Semi-Finalist):

Ukraine, Venezuela, Philippines & Australia

Mister Earth 2007

The First Ever Mister Earth 2007: Mister Brazil

19-year-old Lânderson Braga, Mister Brazil, is the first ever Mister Earth. He won the title in Guatemala City, where the pageant took place last Sunday night. Runner-ups were from Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Venezuela.

Miss International 2007 Beauty Pageant

The 2007 Miss International Beauty Pageant will take place in Tokyo (Japan) from October 2nd to October 15th. 66 beauties from all over the world will try to win the coveted title currently held by Daniela Di Giacomo of Venezuela.

Miss Photogenic was chosen
Miss Japan Hisako Shirata was chosen "Miss Photogenic" during the press presentation held in Tokyo on Wednesday. The winner was chosen by japanese photographers covering the event.

Oct. 15, 2007 Mexico Wins Miss International 2007 Beauty Pageant

1st Runner Up:

Miss Greece

2nd Runner Up

Miss Belarus

Other Top 15 Finalists:

• Sri Lanka
• Turkey
• Russia
• Puerto Rico
• Chile
• Czech Republic
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Korea
• Hong Kong
• Spain
• Venezuela

Best In National Costume: Miss Aruba

Miss Friendship: Hong Kong

Donald Trump Makes Beauty Queens Face Reality

MTV's Pageant Place

Donald Trump in cooperation with MTV are joining forces to create another reality show like "The Apprentice" and "The Real World". It's the "Pageant Place", which will be starring Trump's three Beauty Queens. Expecting more drama, tension and controversies that women now a days is facing.First part of the series will see Miss Universe, Riyo Mori from Japan, Miss USA, Rachel Smith of Tennessee and Montana girl Katie Blair, Miss Teen USA all living in one apartment in New York City just like all the previous "Queens" done during their year long reign, as they attend to their functions as pageant winners; this year they will live in front of cameras. The series will follow our Beauty Queens as they model, make appearances on behalf of various causes and embark on international trips.

Playing as a den mother and chaperone to the girls is the former Miss USA, Tara Conner who became the subject of controversy after reports of her partying surfaced last year during her reign. It could also feature drama between Conner and Blair, who have sometimes had a rocky relationship. At four-month intervals, one of the pageant winners moves out and a new one moves in; the first season will feature the transition from Blair to the new Miss Teen USA.

"What's great is that we're not bringing them together -- we're tapping into a real situation," said MTV programming topper Tony DiSanto. It will be produced by Trump Prods. banner, will be exec produced by Trump, Trump Prods. prexy Andy Litinsky and Miss Universe Organization prexy Paula Shugart and Evolution's Doug Ross. The series will go into production this summer and will be on MTV by the end of the year, execs said. Eight episodes have been ordered, though DiSanto said the net has yet to commit to a number.

Pageant Place will premiere on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 10:30pm at MTV.

Vietnam to host in Miss Universe 2008

VietNamNet Bridge, Aug. 22 – Doan Thi Kim Hong, Chairwoman of CIAT Advertisement Company, Miss Universe Organisation’s Vietnamese partner, yesterday said Vietnam had been chosen to host Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant.

Ms. Hong said she had received a letter from Miss Universe President Paula Mary Shugart two days before, which was only 10 days after the Miss Universe delegation’s trip to the country and much earlier than expected since during her trip, Ms. Shugart said she would give a definite answer within two months.

“So after receiving the letter, Lam Dong province’s Vice Chairman Truong Van Thu and I personally reported the good news to Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh, who received it warmly.

“The minister told me to immediately work with Khanh Hoa provincial authorities to make sure that Khanh Hoa was also determined to host this event. Khanh Hoa leaders and I have developed a plan to submit to the ministry and government and will await the government’s final answer,” said Doan Thi Kim Hong.

Asked why it was Khanh Hoa province rather than Hanoi or HCM City that she contacted, Ms. Hong explained that after receiving Ms. Shugart’s response she did talk with Hanoi and HCM City authorities, who said that the two cities would be unable to meet requirements for infrastructure and stages in such a short a period of time.

“Khanh Hoa is more determined. Of course, with the support and approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as well as the government, though Khanh Hoa will host the event, other cities like Hanoi, HCM City, Da Lat and Da Nang can join in by hosting such activities as talent contests or exchanges,” added she.
According to Ms. Hong, Khanh Hoa leaders and sponsors will soon discuss what they will have to do to build a 7,500-seat arena in the next 8 months, as well as come up the US$7million for Miss Universe copyrights required by Miss Universe Organization.
As long as Vietnam promises to address these two concerns, it will be the destination of Miss Universe 2008. Ms. Hong said money wasn’t a problem since she had received many offers to help pay for the event from domestic and overseas business quarters.

“Yet, since this will be one of the biggest events ever for Vietnam, there must be lots of both material and non-material support from the government, and ministries, especially the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,” said she.
Vietnam should give an answer to Ms. Shugart’s letter as soon as possible since there are other countries eagerly waiting for a chance to host the event. Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori for instance, is still actively campaigning to bring Miss Universe 2008 to her home country, Japan.

Authorities in Granada, Spain, are also interested in bringing the 2008 event to their country.

Miss Venezuela 2007 was crowned

Miss Venezuela 2007 - Dayana Mendoza (Amazonas)

Miss Venezuela, one of the most prestigious National Beauty Pageant in the World. As their "Queens" finally reigned in the year 2007 revealed.

After approximately four hours presentation of the most glittering and most spectacular show in Venezuela, the stunning Dayana Mendoza of Amazonas was crowned Miss Venezuela 2007 last thursday, September 13, 2007. Dayana Mendoza, a 21 year old stunner will represent Venezuela to the Miss Universe Pageant 2008 which is probably held in Vietnam (not yet confirmed). Mendoza is a ramp model and loves to go to cinema will be one of the top favorites in next years Miss Universe as like all Miss Venezuelas do.






One of the heavy favorites, Miss Cojedes, Hannelys Quintero, grabbed the Miss Mundo Venezuela 2007 title.





And Miss Carabobo, Dayana Carolina Colmenares managed to land as Miss Venezuela International 2007.

I'm Amazed with these Beauties!

Search for Amazing Philippine Beauties 2007

Twenty-eight beauties competed in the fourth Amazing Philippine Beauties 2006 last year. And this year, the search is on for the 2007 edition of Amazing Philippine Beauties. The pageant actually features transsexuals, transgender people, transvestites and cross-dressers in a grand display of beauty and talent. The grand winner and her court are assured of slots in the Amazing Philippine Theatre Shows, which were inspired by the world-famous performances in Thailand. With the more popular performers in the shows getting as much as $100 in tips a night from tourists for photo-ops, the pageant is the most prestigious, one of its kind in the country. The grand winner will also compete in Thailand for the title of Miss International Queen.

Patricia Montecarlo, a statuesque former entertainer in Japan, bagged a number of special awards, including Best in Long Gown and Swimsuit, and the reigning Ms. Amazing Philippine Beauties 2006 and also one of the runner-up in last year's Miss International Queen that was held in Thailand will crown her successor in this year's event.

Amazing Philippine Theatre was established in 2001 to produce the “Amazing Philippine Show,” a theatrical variety show that features Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Korean folk dances, song numbers, comedy acts, among others, performed by the most beautiful transvestites in the Philippines. Thailand pioneered variety shows featuring transvestites with Alcazar and Tiffany in Pattaya and Calypso and Mambo in Bangkok. These shows attract tourists from different parts of the world.

“The reason we put up this production is that we believe in the talent and skills of Filipino artists in acting, singing, dancing, stage production, lighting and costume design,” said Lee Jong Hyun, the theatre’s chairman.

The company employs 147 workers in various department housed within the Manila Film Center. Lee said the company believes that the tourism industry will thrive even during these economically unpredictable times. In the past year, the shows have been watched by 280,000. Koreans are the shows’ biggest fans at 80 percent. Chinese, Japanese and local tourists also watch the shows.

The theatre has staged the pageant for the past four years in cooperation with the Pasay City Tourism and Cultural Development Office in an effort to attract tourists and allow transvestites and transgender people to realize their full potential.
“One of the objectives of the pageant is to uplift the way people look at gay beauty pageants,” said Lee. “We want society to accept transvestites and transgender people as productive individuals.

So if you think you have what it takes to be the next Ms. Amazing Philippine Beauty for the year 2007, then come and audition at the Manila Film Center, CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd. Pasay City.

Screening of applicants will be on August 24, 25, 26, 30 & 31. Bring your latest 3R photo, swimwear, and audition material (CD format only).

For inquiries, you may call the nos (02) 834-8870 or (02) 833-5713

Title: P70,000 cash + contract

1st RU: P35,000 cash + contract

2nd RU: P20,000 cash + contract

3rd RU: P15,000 cash + contract

4th RU: P10,000 cash + contract